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HiFrequency Ultrasound

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Modalities for in-situ tumor ablation utilize various energy forms including radiofrequency ablation, laser ablation, cryoablation, microwave thermotherapy, and focused ultrasound ablation (FUSA). Of the aforementioned techniques, only FUSA is truly noninvasive. The noninvasive nature of FUSA combined with the ability to plan, guide, measure ablation zone temperature, and control the treatment in real time via MRI imaging result in FUSA being the front-runner of ablative breast cancer therapies.

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  1. Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia, 800709, Charlottesville, VA, 22908-0709, USA

    David Brenin M.D.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Darius S. Francescatti

  2. Hoag Breast Program, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach, California, USA

    Melvin J. Silverstein

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Brenin, D. (2014). HiFrequency Ultrasound. In: Francescatti, D., Silverstein, M. (eds) Breast Cancer. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8063-1_13

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